Guard News - The National Guard - Mar 2023

Puerto Rico Guard Serves as Southcom Ace Strategic Air Bridge
March 6, 2023 — MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - The 156th Wing operated as an expeditionary air base during Operation Forward Tiger 2023 to support U.S. Southern Command’s large-scale multinational...

Tennessee National Guard Prepares for Joint Bulgarian Exercise
March 3, 2023 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard will conduct the international joint readiness exercise Thracian Sentry 2023 throughout Bulgaria June 12-30.More than 170 military personnel from the...

Cal Guard Stands with Ukraine a Year After Russian Invasion
March 3, 2023 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - One year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine to try to overthrow the democratically elected government of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.“It’s truly a grim milestone,” U.S. Army Maj. Gen...

Former Tanker Recalls his Past During Promotion Ceremony in Germany
March 2, 2023 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - In 2004, Staff Sgt. Angelo Gelster enlisted in the New York Army National Guard to be an M1 Abrams main battle tank crewman.However, in 2006, his unit, the 1st Battalion, 127th...

Persistence Pays off for History-Making Air Guardsman
March 2, 2023 — BRADLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Conn. - “I never thought that I couldn’t do anything,” said Tech. Sgt. Petra Chesanek.Thinking back to her childhood, Chesanek, an aeromedical technician with the...

Alaska Air Guard Flies Severely Injured Child to Hospital
March 2, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen overcame severe weather conditions to fly a pediatric trauma patient to a hospital Feb. 22-23.Midafternoon Feb. 22, the Alaska...

Fallen Army Guard Sniper Honored in Memorial Competition
March 1, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When Jane Horton laid her husband, Spc. Christopher Horton, to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, she had just two lines to describe the love of her life. She chose “valiant...

ACE Exercise Expands Illinois Air Guard’s Capabilities
March 1, 2023 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - The 126th Operations Group deployed 44 personnel to Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Feb. 6-10 for Agile Combat Employment training to increase survivability while...

New York Air Guard Supports Canadian Forces’ Arctic Exercise
March 1, 2023 — RESOLUTE, Nunavut, Canada - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing and 105th Airlift Wing are partnering with the Vermont Army National Guard and Canadian Armed Forces to support...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell